Idris Elba's coronavirus battle was 'sobering'

In a huge get for the BFI London Film Festival, a festival that doesn’t land gigantic premieres that often, the 65th BFI London Film Festival has announced this year’s Opening Night Gala will be Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall” directed by Londoner Jeymes Samuel. The film has a massive cast that includes Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King and Idris Elba.

The 65th BFI London Film Festival (6 October – 17 October) will open with the world premiere of Netflix western The Harder They Fall, whose all-star cast includes Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr. and Deon Cole with Regina King and Idris Elba.

With James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” arriving in theaters and HBO Max this weekend, there’s going to be a lot of talk about the new villains (or anti-heroes, if you prefer) that show up in the DC superhero film. And while you should really be excited for Idris Elba’s Bloodsport and David Dastmalchian’s scene-stealing Polka-Dot Man, many fans will have a keen eye on John Cena’s Peacemaker, as that character is already lined up for his own HBO Max series.

Epic Games has revealed that a Fortnite crossover with The Suicide Squad‘s begins tomorrow (August 3), starting with a skin for Bloodsport.Since being teased by director James Gunn on Twitter last Wednesday (July 28), Fortnite fans have received their first proper look at the Bloodsport skin with a video featuring Idris Elba. Elba plays the mercenary Bloodsport in the 2021 film The Suicide Squad.As introduced by Elba, “Bloodsport is coming to the island and he’s playing for keeps”.

James Bond film No Time To Die would have been released, bringing Daniel Craig's journey as the spy to an end. While this will certainly be a sad time for fans, it is also wrapped up in excitement as it means another actor will be taking on the role.

The Suicide Squad star Idris Elba has laid out the differences between the film and its 2016 predecessor.Speaking to NME on the day of the film’s release (July 30), Elba said that the differences ultimately come down to James Gunn and David Ayer’s contrasting approaches to the franchise.“I think fans will appreciate that these are two great filmmakers who attacked it differently,” he said.He added that he felt fans would “take some comfort in the fact that James Gunn is an absolute almanac for

It has been a tumultuous day in the superhero and sci-fi space: We’ve seen a Black Widow lawsuit from Scarlett Johansson, a Doctor Who shake-up and the UK premiere last night of Warner Bros.’ The Suicide Squad, all of which we talk about on this week’s podcast. We also have producer Peter Safran on how he worked with James Gunn to bring his zany Dirty Dozen-inspired vision for The Suicide Squad to life.

Get ready to meet the all-new Suicide Squad in James Gunn’s take on the comic-book series “The Suicide Squad”. And while Idris Elba may be stepping into the role of Bloodsport for the first time, Margot Robbie is an old hand playing Harley Quinn.

Idris Elba has teased a potential unlikely MCU return in the forthcoming Thor: Love And Thunder.The sequel to Thor: Ragnarok is set to be released on May 6 next year and will star Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Chris Hemsworth and more.Now, it appears to be a possibility that Elba could reprise his role as Heimdall for the first time since 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War.After speaking to Comicbook.com about his role as Bloodsport in The Suicide Squad, Elba was asked if there was any hope of a return

The Suicide Squad is coming to Fortnite as supervillain Bloodsport drops into the island.Idris Elba is about to appear (sort of) in the Epic Games smash hit, Fortnite as a new skin adds his character from the upcoming DC superhero movie The Suicide Squad to the game.The Suicide Squad director James Gunn revealed a short video on Twitter, adding that Fortnite fans should “prepare to get some dubs.”The video revealed Idris Elba himself, unveiling the upcoming Fortnite tie-in and giving us our

How do you make a superhero film for a multi-billion-dollar corporation feel like a personal endeavor? (please refrain from laughing at least until the very end) For filmmaker James Gunn that’s leaning into the two, sometimes contradictory elements of your personality, excavating the tension from that juxtaposition and letting it all bleed into your story.

Idris Elba has said that playing some characters is “like therapy” for him in a new interview.Speaking to The Guardian, Elba, who is about to star in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, said he relishes playing a range of characters but especially ones who deal with “emotional battles, a lot of suppression, a lot of dualities.”He continued: “The roles I take tend to have that complexity, and I enjoy diving into them, because, yeah, this is therapy time.

It’s no secret that social media is bursting with disinformation, as users — usually anonymous while hiding behind handles — spread easily disproven lies about everything from the COVID-19 vaccines to election fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

Vogue cover star and wife of Hackney-born Hollywood titan Idris Elba - hands on her husband’s knee as he tells me how much of a rock she’s been through the “toughest” year of his life.

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